Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC)
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Pulcher was the son of Appius Claudius Caecus. He was the first of the Claudii to be given the cognomen "Pulcher" ("handsome"). He was also the father of Appius Claudius Pulcher, consul in 212 BC.
After losing the Battle of Drepana, his sister Claudia was prosecuted for insulting the plebs. Whilst travelling through the streets of Rome, the path that her carriage was taking had been blocked by a crowd. She was then heard to have wished her brother would lose another battle and drown some more of the poorer citizens.[2]
